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单词 miscellaneous
释义 mis·cel·la·neous
\|misəˈlānēəs, -nyəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin miscellaneus, from miscellus mixed, probably from miscēre to mix — more at mix
1. : comprising members or items of different kinds : grouped together without system : assorted : heterogeneous
 < special areas where tiger, rhino, and miscellaneous smaller game were produced in abundance — Dillon Ripley >
 < did a vast amount of miscellaneous reading — Martin Gardner >
2.
 a. : having various traits : dealing with or interested in unrelated topics or subjects
  < a formal work would not have suited him; he had a miscellaneous talent — John Derby >
  < as a writer I was too miscellaneous — George Santayana >
 b. : lacking in unity : having the characteristics of a patchwork
  < the French pavilion has been severely criticized … for being excessively miscellaneous — David Sylvester >
  < the large white wooden structure stands in its heroic proportions with a kind of miscellaneous nobility — American Guide Series: Vermont >
mis·cel·la·neous·ly adverb
mis·cel·la·neous·ness noun -es
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